Several end-of-year praises, including two Fighter of the Year honors for featherweight world champion Carl Frampton, will add prestige and excitement for the highly anticipated rematch between the Northern Ireland-native and former three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz, which will take place Saturday, January 28 at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas live on SHOWTIME.
On Saturday, February 25, 2017, Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) takes on James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
This Sunday, Dec. 18, Outside the Lines will explore the MMA and the dangers of weight cutting (9 a.m. ET, ESPN2) as reported by Will Cain.
WBO an WBC Junior Welterweight champion, Terence "Bud" Crawford, who is fresh off a dominant performance over John Molina this past Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Thursday.
Golden Boy Promotions' CEO Oscar De La Hoya joined ESPN First Take today with Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and Molly Qerim.
According to ESPN.com's Dan Rafael, Miguel Cotto will end a 15-month layoff on Saturday, February 25 by taking on James Kirkland in a Junior Middleweight fight.
ESPN.com's Dan Rafael is reporting that the negotiations between the camps of Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) and Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) are not going all that smoothly.
It seems that the Tyson Fury circus show has hit a new low. According to multiple reports, Fury has tested positive for cocaine.
On Friday, August 12, 2016, ESPN presented a Premier Boxing Champions fight card from Verona, New York.
On Friday, August 12, 2016, Josue Vargas (6-0, 4 KOs) took a step up in competition against Ira Terry (26-15, 16 KOs) in a Junior welterweight bout.
Miguel Flores (21-0, 9 KOs), a highly touted 24-year-old Houston native, maintained his pristine record with a unanimous-decision victory over Ryan "Polish Prince" Kielczweski (25-2, 7 KOs) in the 10-round PBC on ESPN main event from Verona, NY on Friday.
Former Cuban amateur standout Yordenis Ugas (16-3, 7 KOs) pulled off a massive upset on Friday at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino, handing Jamal "Shango" James (20-1, 9 KOs) his first professional loss.
Unbeaten rising contender Miguel Flores has wrapped up training camp and is set to take on the toughest of his pro career as he faces once-beaten Ryan Kielcsweski in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN and ESPN Deportes Friday, August 12 from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.
Undefeated rising prospect Josue "The Prodigy" Vargas (5-0, 3 KOs) will battle veteran brawler Ira Terry (26-14, 16 KOs) in a six-round welterweight attraction that highlights undercard action this Friday, August 12 from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.
David Benavidez (16-0, 15 KOs), a power-punching 19-year-old prospect, earned his 16th career victory with a 10th-round stoppage of Denis Douglin (20-5, 13 KOs).
